HPSS Services Offering from IBM
The High Performance Storage System is a Services Offering from IBM Global Services - Federal (Houston, Texas). A Statement of Work and License Agreement define the HPSS services and software provided by IBM. The contract documents are a Statement of Work and a License Agreement.| Services Offered | Description |
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Standard services offering for a single HPSS instance* for new customers in the first year.
The computer operating system platforms, tape and library devices that are supported in the standard offering are listed in the HPSS Technology section. |
During the first year for new customers, IBM provides the following services:
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| Standard services offering for a single HPSS instance* for existing customers (second and subsequent years) |
During the second and subsequent years for existing customers, IBM provides the following services:
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| Extensions to the standard offering. |
Currently available extensions to the standard offering include:
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| Special Services |
Special arrangements can be made to obtain services that are not currently part of the Standard or Extended Services Offering. IBM is able to supply the following services as part of a "special bid" arrangement:
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* A single HPSS instance is a single HPSS system with a single Storage System Manager component deployed such that all HPSS components except clients are deployed at one physical customer location. An instance may include any number of computers running HPSS servers, movers, and other components.
What's New?
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2012 HPSS Users Forum - The 2012 HPSS Users Forum (HUF) will be hosted by CEA and held at the Hotel Pullman (Paris Bercy) in Paris, France. The conference will run October 15th through noon on October 18th. The conference website is now available http://www-hpc.cea.fr/en/HUF2012/index.htm for users to register, view the draft agenda, and obtain other related information about the meeting. The length of the conference is the same as last year - 3 1/2 days, with time available in the evening to visit/tour Paris.
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| Purdue University: Data Storage Archive- Information Technology at Purdue will be upgrading the Fortress archive system from EMC's DiskXtender (DXUL) to IBM's High Performance Storage System (HPSS). In addition to the new archive data, HPSS will manage and retrieve the legacy data on DXUL tapes. For more details, please visit http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/news/detail.cfm?NewsID=475 |
| Library of Congress: Data Storage Archive - The Library of Congress has acquired HPSS for use in the National Audiovisual Conservation Center. The NAVCC is located in Washington, DC and at the Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation, located in Virginia. |